The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
The Human Services Advocacy Certificate of Achievement program is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the skills needed in human rights advocacy. In today's complex society, social service agencies are required to provide for the economic and emotional needs of those in difficulty. These agencies have a need for responsible individuals with some college background to provide various services. The Human Services Advocacy certificate program prepares students to work in a community setting at an entry level.
Students interested in a suggested order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence.
For students interested in an Associate degree, a Human Services: Advocacy major is available. More information about the Human Services program can be found at the Human Services website.
Employment options include working with non-profit agencies as well as local, state and federal agencies. Examples of these agencies are job training programs, residential settings and private social service agencies.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the human services field and its operational function in relation to client services; and
examine and perform various human service roles within the profession incorporating counseling skills, ethical principles and sensitivity to diversity;
demonstrate ability to use research tools to locate and evaluate information that can be
applied to the human services field; and
demonstrate an understanding of theoretical principles in the behavioral sciences to help
address the needs of human services clients.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Human Services: Advocacy program are:
Complete 37.5 units from
Human Services: Advocacy Core Requirements
Advocacy Emphasis Requirements
Human Services: Advocacy Core Requirements - complete 28.50 units
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
Notes:
It is strongly recommended that students complete COUN 91 and COUN 99I in the final semester of taking the core requirements.
CHLD 10, COUN 92, COUN 94, COUN 96, PSYCH 4, PSYCH 5 and PSYCH 56 can only count once.